LOUISIANA
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by AUSTIN RUSE 8 Jul 2014

The Supreme Court of Louisiana has ordered a Catholic priest to reveal something said to him in confession, asking him to do something that would result in his automatic excommunication from the Catholic Church.

The case revolves around a 12-year-old girl who confessed to the priest that she had sexual relations with an older man who also attended her Church. A law suit was brought against the priest and the Diocese of Baton Rouge after the accused man died of a heart attack and therefore the criminal investigation had ended.

The young girl was said to have testified that she told the priest in confession what had happened and that his response was that it was her problem and she should “Sweep it under the floor.” The suit brought against the priest and the Diocese seeks damages for sexual abuse….